LO has dry scalp...help.

Re: LO has dry scalp...help.

• joie12 member

  January 2013

  I also suffer from a very dry scalp. It itches. I found that using a shampoo with out sodium lauryl/laureth sulfates was really helpful. I only wash it every 2-3 days, which also helps.

   Is the rest of his skin dry? Have you tried a humidifier? I know for us, since we heat with wood a majority of the time, we all get dried out unless there's a humidifier going.

  That said, have you tried oil? Like what you do for cradle cap? It might help.  

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• NM86 member

  January 2013

  Are you talking about baby oil? How do you apply it? Do you have to rinse it out? Or is it done in the bath?

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• bluejayway member

  January 2013

  Try some olive oil. Rub it in well and let it sit for 20 mins or so. Then rinse in the bath.
  
  I also bathe my kids each night. We use California Baby Calming Shampoo/Wash...just a peasized amount.
  
  After two nights of olive oil and the shampoo switch, the cradle cap was gone for my DD2.

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• ssimon621 member

  January 2013

  I agree with the olive oil suggestion.  It's what I use on DD, but I use it after she gets her hair washed and apply it directly to her scalp.  But we're African American and our hair doesn't produce oils like some other ethnicities. I usually only wash her hair twice a week and I use this shampoo every other wash:

   

  

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• NM86 member

  January 2013

  Thanks for the suggestions ladies.
  
  I called and left a message on the nurse line to ask what else we can do but I'm definitely going to try the oil and see if it helps.

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